[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H13519-H13520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 4189. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to accelerate the phasein of the deduction for domestic 
     production activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             Grijalva, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       H.R. 4190. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences to conduct a research program on endocrine 
     disruption, to prevent and reduce the production of, and 
     exposure to, chemicals that can undermine the development of 
     children before they are born and cause lifelong impairment 
     to their health and function, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Sutton, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Welch, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
             Kagen, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Johnson of 
             Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Ms. 
             Shea-Porter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Mr. Sarbanes):
       H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to 
     fund job creation and deficit reduction; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 
     and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California:
       H.R. 4192. A bill to designate the Stornetta Public Lands 
     as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part 
     of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 4193. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-
     of-living increases for Social Security benefits under title 
     II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case of 
     elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-
     of-living increase which is not less than 3 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California:
       H.R. 4194. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal 
     clinics or externships from the application of the conflict 
     of interest rules under section 205 of such title; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Garamendi, Ms. Watson, and Mr. Driehaus):
       H.R. 4195. A bill to authorize the Peace Corps 
     Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in 
     the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 4196. A bill to create jobs through the hiring of new 
     faculty and counselors at community colleges; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             New York, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNerney, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, and Ms. Kosmas):
       H.R. 4197. A bill to authorize the Gold Star Mothers 
     National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument 
     in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Walden, and Ms. Titus):
       H.R. 4198. A bill to establish a program to reunite 
     bondholders with matured unredeemed United States savings 
     bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kissell, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Coble, Mr. Miller of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers):
       H.R. 4199. A bill to ensure patient choice in pharmacies by 
     regulating pharmacy benefit managers and to establish a 
     program to improve access to prescription drugs for certain 
     individuals; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Linda T. 
             Sanchez of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 4200. A bill to prepare a feasibility study and 
     implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel 
     River Watershed in California; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CUELLAR:
       H.R. 4201. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the special rule for contributions of book 
     inventory to public schools; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland (for herself, Mr. Carnahan, 
             and Mr. Driehaus):
       H.R. 4202. A bill to establish centers of excellence for 
     green infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HALL of New York:
       H.R. 4203. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans 
     certain educational assistance payments through direct 
     deposit; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Maffei):
       H.R. 4204. A bill to establish national centers of 
     excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar 
     disorders; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. King of Iowa):
       H.R. 4205. A bill to extend certain housing-related 
     deadlines in the Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEK of Florida (for himself and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 4206. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti to end 
     within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore within 
     30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in 
     Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 4207. A bill to authorize improvements in the 
     operation of the government of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PERRIELLO:
       H.R. 4208. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limitation on the reduction in fair 
     market value of real property used for farming, or in another 
     trade or business, for purposes of estate taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TEAGUE (for himself and Mrs. Lummis):
       H.R. 4209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to suspend for an additional year the taxable income 
     limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas from 
     marginal wells; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 4210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy 
     storage property connected to the grid, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 4211. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat nonrecourse small business investment company 
     loans from the Small Business Administration as amounts at 
     risk for purposes of determining the deduction for losses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Pence, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Price 
             of Georgia, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wilson of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Turner, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Inglis, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Fleming, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Wittman, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Putnam, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Bonner, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Neugebauer, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Cao, Mr. 
             McCaul, Mr. Fortenberry, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
             Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Graves, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Akin, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Roe of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Posey):
       H. Con. Res. 217. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President, in negotiating any new 
     bilateral strategic arms agreement with the Russian 
     Federation, shall ensure the continued deterrence capability 
     of the United States strategic arsenal and flexibility in the 
     allocation of its components in the event that third 
     countries may pursue the deployment of significant and 
     technologically advanced nuclear strategic forces not covered 
     by such a United States-Russian arms agreement; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Perlmutter, and Mr. Luetkemeyer):
       H. Res. 943. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal banking regulators 
     should, with respect to well-managed community-based 
     depository institutions, permit appropriate capital 
     forbearance, troubled debt restructuring accounting 
     practices, and other time-tested measures that would allow 
     such institutions to continue to provide for the financial 
     vitality for our Nation's small businesses and family farms; 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Kirk, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McCotter, Mr. Schock, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Inglis, Ms. 
             Watson, Ms. Speier, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Murphy of New 
             York, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Watt, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Miller 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. 
             Connolly of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Adler of New Jersey, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Klein of 
             Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Sires, Mr. McMahon, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Ms. Berkley):
       H. Res. 944. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on religious minorities in Iraq; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LAMBORN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             McCotter, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Latta, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
             Mr. Chaffetz, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Harper, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. King 
             of Iowa, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Culberson, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Cole, Mr. Garrett of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H. Res. 945. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United 
     States becoming a signatory to or negotiating any 
     international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the 
     United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Harman, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick 
             of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clarke, Mr. 
             Ruppersberger, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Butterfield, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Fudge):
       H. Res. 946. A resolution recognizing that the rate of 
     unemployment in the United States has reached the level of a 
     national crisis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. DeGette):
       H. Res. 947. A resolution expressing commitment to the 
     objectives of the Program of Action of the International 
     Conference on Population and Development; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Lee of 
             California, Mr. Rush, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 948. A resolution commending the participants and 
     organizers of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. NEUGEBAUER (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Chaffetz, Mr. Olson, Ms. Jenkins, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lamborn, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Hensarling, 
             Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Blackburn, 
             Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Broun of 
             Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Culberson, Mr. Austria, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Luetkemeyer, 
             Mr. Posey, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. 
             McCarthy of California, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Walden, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Akin, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Smith of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Coffman of 
             Colorado, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H. Res. 949. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a two-thirds vote on a stand-
     alone bill to increase the statutory limit on the public 
     debt; to the Committee on Rules.

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